Apprenticeship programs are becoming more popular as an alternative to college

Some people just aren't cut out for college. I have a younger brother who enjoys manual labor type jobs. As a teen, he got a bagger job at the only grocery store in our little town. My brother would actually take time off from bagging groceries, so that he could go buck hay. He's four years younger than me, so I was already out of the house when he was doing this.
I bucked hay during the summers as well, because working for the ranchers paid more than picking fruit at the local orchards. Nothing against migrant workers, but they could clear four or five cherry trees before I finished picking one. When one is paid by the amount of fruit they picked, I realized really quick, that picking fruit was not for me. As for the bucking hay, I was paid 9 cents a bale, so the faster I worked, the bigger the paycheck for the amount of time spent in the fields. Automatic loaders is what put me out of work my senior year, and that's ok. I had other things to do.

CPO David R. D. - You're 100% right about some people not being cut out for college. Fruit pickers move FAST, brother. I'd be right there with you. 1 tree for every 4 they do lol.

MSG (Join to see) - Even now, at 53yrs old, my brother still works construction and handy-man type jobs. I'm 57, and I have a nice desk job as a Quality Manager, but I also have a family farm, where I get plenty of manual labor. I just choose to take it slower than 40 years ago.